Two scenes about the siege of Antwerp by the Duke of Parma, 1584-1585, Commencement du siege d'Anvers (title on object), Sheet with two scenes in one plate. At the start of the siege of Antwerp in July 1584. The Duke of Parma puts the first sod in the ground. Above, the Duke of Parma is knighted in the order of the Golden Fleece at Fort Kallo, August 11, 1585, as a reward for the surrender of the city of Antwerp. Bottom right a cartouche with the title and the legend A-O in French., print, print maker: Romeyn de Hooghe, after design by: Don Juan de Ledesma, Northern Netherlands, 1670 - 1699

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